Chapter 143: Titan Suit
As the dense swarm of bone spurs streaked toward him, Zack activated his auxiliary thrusters, pulling into a sharp, evasive maneuver. Still, curiosity got the better of him. Deliberately, he let one spike strike the alloy on his left shoulder.
Bang! The bone spur shattered on impact, leaving not so much as a scratch. "That's it?" Zack sneered, unimpressed. Without hesitation, he launched eight spiral anti-ground missiles, each targeting clusters of the Spitter below.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of fiery explosions tore through the horde, leaving a long, blazing trail of destruction. More than half of the Earth Roars were obliterated in seconds. "Sir, there's a Mutated Lord at your three o'clock," Ego's voice cut in.
At the same time, Ava's second-generation Avalon swooped down, locking onto the Mutated Lord with its depleted uranium-loaded cannon. The Avalon's 20mm cannon roared as Ava strafed the horde. The Silverback, despite its formidable defenses, was riddled with holes and collapsed, bringing a line of lesser zombies down with it. "Be careful! These zombies have ranged attacks now," Zack warned over the comms.
"Understood," Ava replied without hesitation, pulling the nose of her plane up and away from the bone spurs. As a soldier, following orders was second nature to her.
"Sir, high-frequency sound waves detected. Suspected leader. Coordinates uploaded," Ego reported.
"So soon?" Zack was genuinely surprised. His original plan had been to use the nuclear strikes to divide the massive zombie tide into smaller groups, then locate the leader hidden among them. The odds of finding it so quickly were slim.
"Good luck," Zack muttered, a smirk forming as he adjusted course toward the marked location. As he approached the marked zone, the density of mutated zombies increased dramatically. Dozens of Mutated Lord, countless lords, Hunters, and even more Spitter packed the area. But what truly made the leader hard to find was its uncanny ability to blend in with ordinary zombies.